Social Welfare
Movement in the Progressive Era that focused on extending friendship and sympathy to enable those living in poverty to feel better about themselves
What is the Charity Organization Society?
The minimum income level at which a family or individual can meet their basic needs
Social workers understand the need to address diversity and examine their own self-awareness and experiences in interacting with persons who are different from themselves
What is cultural competence?
The beliefs and practices of the profession, as outlined in the NASW Code of Ethics that include service, social justice, dignity and work of a person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence
What is core values?
A role for a social worker that provides access to resources at all levels
What is a Broker?
Practice with older adults
What is Gerontology?
After WWII, social workers developed and administered mental health programs to service personnel
What is community-based mental health
State in which an individual's income is less that the amount needed to obtain the minimal necessities for living
What is absolute poverty?
By 2030 more than 40% of the total U.S. population with be either 17% under age 21 or...
What is 22% over the age of 65?
A situation in which one's values are incongruent with the value system of another
What is a value conflict?
A perspective that emphasizes the interrelationship between individuals and the environment in which they live
What is the Person-in-Environment or Ecological Perspective?
Social work practice within the legal system
What is forensic social work?
President Eisenhower's administration created a cabinet-level department
What is the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare?
Persons who are employed but whose income from employment falls below the poverty line
What is living wage?
Demonstration of communication skills that are applicable to a range of diverse populations
What is Linguistic Competence?
Maintaining client-related information and only disclosing with the permission of the client or the client's guardian
What is confidentiality?
A theoretical framework for social work practice that enables the social worker and the client system to reconstruct the perception of the current life situation
What is the solution-focused brief therapy?
The four phases of social work intervention are engagement, assessment, intervention, evaluation/termination
What is the planned change process?
An economic stimulus package was created under the U.S. first non-white president
Who is President Barak Obama?
What is social welfare policy?
A dominates culture segregates, isolates, and disempowers a less powerful group of people based on racial difference is an example of
What is racism?
The belief that the individual or group has the right to make decisions that affect themselves or the group
What is self-determination?
The role that a social work can collaborate with a client or group to facilitate change
What is an Advocate?
Specifically addresses the formulation and implementation of social policies
What is policy practice?
The organization that accredits bachelor and master of social work programs
What is the Council on Social Work Education?
A publicly funded program that provides financial assistance for persons who are older, visually impaired, or have disabilities
What is the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program?
Refers to discrimination based on age
What is Ageism?
Release of client-related information based on the client's full understanding of and agreement with the disclosure of the information
What is informed consent?
A theory that focuses on "possibilities, not problems"
What is the strengths perspective?
Occurs when professionals experience an extreme emotional response to their work
What is Compassion Fatigue or Burnout?